PixlBit

I was looking for Abobo today. I wonder where he went.

Thanks man, it’s good to be back. I agree with you- this game had me spamming that “return” spell and saving like nobody’s business. I didn’t want to risk getting into an encounter and losing half my cash thanks some une sleep spell cast on me that I didn’t wake up from in time.

Yeah, I found it annoying that your experience level doesn’t seem to mean jack when youre trying to flee a battle. Sometimes, you just don’t feel like fighting that monster that you knew would put your guy to sleep or use some other inconvenient debuff. Or maybe I just didnt feel like fight low level slimes. Even then, the game wouldn’t always allow you to flee.

If you have a PS4,I highly recommend DQ XI if you haven’t played it yet (or wait for the inevitable Switch port). It’s a nice throwback to previous DQ games including this one.

I actually can’t remembr how I became aware of Dragon Quest in the first place. Most likely it was when DQ VII came out on the PlayStation, though I still haven’t played it to this day. Also, I think the flood of video game websites that cropped up in the late 90s and beyond basically made it impossible for me not to know about the DQ series.

At any rate, I never played any DQ game in until around 2010 when I played Dragon Warrior for the first time. I personally enjoyed it.

Thanks Nick! Dragon Warrior was always a hard sell to American gamers at the time. I think what hurt it most was the 3 year gap between it debut in Japan and when we got it in the US. By 1989, most of us were at least somewhat familiar with games like Legend of Zelda which gave you that questy feel of an RPG without the rules of stats and heavy use of menus. It was such a streamlined experience that Dragon Warrior seemed too convolited by comparison. For us, it was Final Fantasy that eases more people into RPGs.

I've heard of Into the Breach, but I've never actually seen it in action. Is it like a RTS or something?

I'm definitely tempted to try the BaD thing this year, but I'm afraid I'll jinx PixlBit or something. If memory serves correctly, something always prevents me from completing BaD. I'm still scarred from the first time I did BaD and 1Up died the same month. I guess you could say I'm.....BaD news.  LOL! Ok, I'll stop now.

hanks man. I'm going to man the best go of it that I can. Hopfully I'll churcn out some good stuff here.

Where do you post your video reviews?

I really dig the music in the game, especially when you enter a shop. sometimes, I'd just let the game sit there on that screen so I could listed to music on a loop a few minutes.

I also liked how smooth the fighting felt on the NES. Defiitely a step up from the slightly stiffer controls of Double Dragon.